A review by christabelle_v
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
I was already little disinterested in the book at 49%, but the animal cruelty that Anne of all people was involved in stopped me from continuing the book
/with Anne agreeing to kill the cat who loved her simply because she didn't want it and it looked ugly was the final line
.  I may pick it back up again in the future, but for now it was so jarring I had to stop. The book began with LM Montgomery's beautiful writing, her description of nature, Avonlea  and life was beautiful. I was excited and eager to see Anne's life in college. However,  when we finally get there, everything felt superficial. It was just Anne and her talks with ther friends; her social life. Her studies were summarized in a few sentences and paragraphs, and the timing of her college felt rushed. The first book felt better in the time change  from age 11-16 because it felt more natural in the way timed passed. I felt this book didn't have the rich description in the conversations with her friends at college. Although 
Ruby's
dialouge was sad, it had the deepness and richness of writing I had expected and let me keep reading on. Scenes in Avonlea seemed, to me, the only ones that  felt like the first two books' wonderful character interaction. Although I did like
Anne getting Patty's place and their conversation, but I realized I knew she was going to get it ahead of time so I wasn't surprised
. LM montgomery used to make every day life seem so beautiful but I found myself loosing interest in the novel. And then, the chapter of the cat following Anne happened. I can't believe Anne who loves nature agreed with it. I researched it because I was so shocked and this felt so unlike Anne. I discovered Animal cruelty was common back then, but Anne was always different than everyone else. She loved nature and was a strong intelligent caring person. I couldn't read anymore. Also Davy's character development slid backwards. Unlike Anne who always had good intentions,  Davy's shenanigans were ill intentioned. I'm sad it wasn't as good as the previous two, or maybe it just isn't the type of book for me. 
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